SRH Marine Electronics S.A.

SRH Marine Electronics S.A. is a well-established company in the maritime market for many years, offering full services on sales and technical support for Navigation, Radio communication, Safety and other marine equipment.

SRH is based in Piraeus, the main port of Athens and the biggest port in Greece, which is one of the leading ports in the Mediterranean, an important centre of the merchant marine, industry and transportation.

SRH is proud to be the exclusive Thrane & Thrane OSC (Onboard Service Center) in Greece and official representative of more than 30 international brands.

SRH is supported by a global network of well-known manufacturers and service suppliers, authorized by all major classifications, and ISO 9001:2008 Quality System certified.

MSC.1/CIRC.1460 CLARIFICATION

What is new?

To ensure Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) communication capability, the IMO has issued MSC.1/Circ.1460 Guidance on the validity of radio communications equipment installed and used on ships requiring that high frequency (HF) radio communication equipment capable of operating narrow-band direct printing (NBPD) is updated.

SRH Feedback No. 5/ 2016

New revised guidelines for the onboard use of shipborne AIS

On 14 December 2015 IMO has published Resolution A. 1106 (29) that has revoked resolution A. 917 (22) as amended by resolution A. 956 (23). This new resolution has affected SOLAS Regulations V/11, V/12 and V/19 as applicable.

Feedback 4 / 2015New VDR Reqs

What happened? - New VDR Standards

In accordance with IMO/MSC latest regulations MSC.333(90) adopted and full in place since July 1st 2014, ANY new OR retrofit Voyage Data Recorder system installation has been effected accordingly. Four (4) are the major NEW requirements that have to be met resulting higher specifications and increase on VDR hardware.

Feedback 3SPERRY MARINE ECDIS

New ECDIS standards

Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine works with the IHO, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and other bodies to ensure navigational safety for the maritime industry. We are now updating some of our products, following the International Hydrographic Organization’s (IHO) revision of some of its ECDIS-related standards in the IHO Presentation Library.

Feedback 12015 VDR Failures

What happened?

A recent press release from a P&I Club, has called for greater familiarization, by ship’s officers and crew with the testing equipment related to the Voyage Data Recorder. In two cases the VDR data have been retrieved and analysed for investigation purposes, however, its was apparent that certain required sensors were not feeding data to the VDR unit at the time of the incident.